Self portrait as Warhol a.k.a. task #3

Jean and Andy collaborate on a large canvas. Andy outlines a Mobil

Oil winged horse.

 

Jean paints it out. To the side he paints a penguin with a hat.

 

ANDY WARHOL

That was my favorite part!

 

BASQUIAT

We can do better. It needed more white.

 

Andy watches as Jean lights a joint and continues working on his

penguin.

 

ANDY WARHOL

Jean, you make me feel worthless. You're

so famous.

 

Andy paints an Amoco logo next to the penguin.

 

BASQUIAT

I don't even have any friends anymore

besides you. And everyone says "Warhol?

That death-warmed over person on drugs?

He's just using you."

 

ANDY WARHOL

Gee. You shouldn't take it so seriously,

Jean. That's why you can't stop taking

drugs. You always think people don't like

you. Everyone likes you.

 

BASQUIAT

People are only interested in you because

you're famous, not because they know a

fuckin' thing about your work.

 

Jean paints out part of Andy's logo.

 

ANDY WARHOL

Bruno called. In Europe, people are saying

you're gonna die from drugs. They think

they can cash in on your death.

 

BASQUIAT

When I was poor, everybody doubted I could

make it. When I got rich, everyone said,

`yeah, but he'll never keep it up.' Now

everyone says `he's killing himself.' So I

clean up, and then they say `Look. His

art's dead.' I don't take drugs, anyway.

I'm healthy now.

 

Jean obliterates Andy's logo.

 

ANDY WARHOL

If you say so. You sleep until 5:00 p.m.

You call at four in the morning. You never

show up anywhere on time – if you show up.

You're painting out everything I do!

 

Andy paints back in part of the horse.

 

BASQUIAT

That's better.

 

Jean adds some letters on top of Andy's logo.

 

ANDY WARHOL

I can't even see what's good anymore.

 

Done